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A record 87 publicly out LGBTQ athletes will compete in the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup (www.nbcnews.com)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by kuontom@kbin.social to c/news@kbin.social

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The number of out athletes competing has more than doubled since the 2019 Women’s World Cup. The total number of LGBTQ athletes in each competition is likely higher, because some players might not feel comfortable coming out publicly.

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[–] Ronno@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It should be normal enough, not to be an “interesting” statistic.

[–] NuPNuA@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Name all the "out" male footballers?

[–] Ronno@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

I know there are none, but that wasn’t the point of my earlier comment. Inclusivity doesn’t mean making a news article about everything. By doing that, the news outlet points the stat out as an anomaly. Which, if I understand it correclty, community doesn’t want